Since leaving university in 2016, among other things I have spent some time at a Turkish math village, been stranded in Cairns, Australia, done linguistic fieldwork in Papua New Guinea, and lived above a church in Italy. Now I'm studying for a PhD in linguistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love learning about different traditions and languages and making friends (and potential penpals :) )

Interests

• singing
• theater
• walking
• crafts
• traveling
• opera
• hiking
• camping
• teaching
• languages
• psychology
• science
• art
• linguistics
• dance
• learning
• reggaeton
• choir
• vegan cooking
• watercolor
• effective altruism
• cèilidh

Music, Movies, and Books

The Hobbit, Laxdæla saga, A Separate Peace, My Neighbor Totoro, Muse, Simon & Garfunkel

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I produced an operatic musical in Oxford.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love learning and teaching (check out this festival I cofounded and the classes I taught there https://oxford.learningu.org/teach/teachers/cscanlon/bio.html), and I would be happy to share my knowledge of psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, Old Norse, or other topics. I'd also love to learn your language or to learn more about your occupation (the other day it was really interesting visiting an olive grove and oil press, and before that I had an interesting conversation about the stresses and joys of being a railway switch operator), traditions, music and dance styles, philosophy, ideas for saving the world, etc.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversation
Tasty (vegan) food, including chocolate cake if you like
Editing (proofreading and/or commenting on logic and structure), if you want
Surprise handcrafted gift

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, Germany, Ireland, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Scotland, Spain, Turkey, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Italy, United States